Army commission recommends that some Apaches stay in the National Guard

By Ellen Mitchell / January 28, 2016 at 2:02 PM
An expert commission chartered by Congress has recommended that the Army National Guard be allowed to keep some AH-64 Apache helicopters in its ranks, a proposal that would throw a wrench into Army plans to move all such helicopters into the active service in an effort to save money. In a long-awaited report released Jan. 28, the National Commission on the Future of the Army suggests the Army keep 24 Apache battalions, with 20 in the active service and four...

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